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The following is a list of all entries from the February Vegan Challenge category.

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Vegan, Gluten-free… flourless chocolate cake?

Filed in baking,February Vegan Challenge, March 4, 2010, 6:44 pm by , ,

Yes, it can be done! Making flourless chocolate cake gluten-free is pretty easy, since naturally it’s already gluten-free. But veganizing it takes a bit more work. The usual recipe takes chocolate, eggs, sugar and butter and turns it into a dense, moist, very chocolatey cake. And the eggs in the recipe are what gives it [...]

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Vegan Pad Thai

Filed in cooking,February Vegan Challenge, February 24, 2010, 11:41 pm by ,

Tonight while finishing up for the day at work I was pondering what to have for dinner. At first I thought I’d just throw together a simple stirfry, since I already had some ingredients for one in our refrigerator. But then I got a sudden craving for pad thai, so printed off my favourite vegan [...]

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Sometimes, you just need junk food

Filed in cooking,February Vegan Challenge, February 19, 2010, 7:42 pm by ,

One of the stereotypes vegans get labeled with is that everything they eat is healthy. While I will say that many people I know who follow a vegan diet do eat a very healthy, balanced diet, there IS a lot of junk food out there. I mean, come on, look at Vegan Cupcakes Take Over [...]

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Delicious raw, vegan… takeout?

Filed in February Vegan Challenge,restaurants,Toronto, February 7, 2010, 10:16 pm by ,

Mmm. Live. One of my favourite restaurants here in Toronto. I’ve been meaning to make a post about them for ages, but didn’t have any pictures to share, as I have never brought my camera with me when dining there. But the other day I picked up one of their take-out containers of food from [...]

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Delicious Thai Curry, and a Challenge

Filed in cooking,February Vegan Challenge, February 2, 2010, 12:37 am by ,

A few days ago, my coworker Melissa pointed me at a post on her blog, Oprah and Beyond. It was about veganism and how an article from the latest O Magazine, featuring Ginnifer Goodwin, discussed following a vegan diet. I have not read the article, but apparently Ginnifer makes it sound pretty easy to go [...]